Definitions For Bisociation

Noun

BISOCIATION. (countable and uncountable, plural BISOCIATIONs) (psychology) A blending of elements drawn from two previously unrelated patterns of thought into a new pattern.

Usage notes

As an abstract uncountable noun, used chiefly in the context of Koestler's theory of creativity. The concept was adopted, generalised and formalised by cognitive linguists Gilles Fauconnier and Mark Turner, who developed it into their {{w, conceptual blending}} theory.

Etymology

bi-, association; coined by hungarian-british author {{w, arthur koestler}} in his 1964 book {{w, the act of creation}}.

See also

{{pedialite, Conceptual blending}}